Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
07-02-2010, 14:28
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
05-02-2010, 21:41
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
12-11-2009, 00:57
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Replies: 10
Views: 9,077
About a year ago, the UK government floated a...
About a year ago, the UK government floated a trial balloon claiming they would be required all sim cards be registered.....it was almost laughed out of existance by people claiming the usual British...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
05-11-2009, 14:56
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,272
Paul....
I will give you what I consider a...
Paul....
I will give you what I consider a negative that did and still does irk me about ekit. Because of the rate structure of landlines in he USA, I still pay long distance charges on calls I...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
03-11-2009, 01:08
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,272
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
03-11-2009, 01:06
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,272
Hey Andy...
I read a post from somebody on...
Hey Andy...
I read a post from somebody on that other board regarding cell phones in England and this person pointed out that ycw now has cheap calls with Orange as well as T Mobile UK...is that...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
02-11-2009, 14:36
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,272
Look, what is obvious here is different strokes...
Look, what is obvious here is different strokes for different folks. As we said about 7 posts earlier, there is obviously not one perfect card for everybody. The objection is charctrizing e-kit the...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
30-10-2009, 15:01
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,272
Roadrunner.....
None of the fees you...
Roadrunner.....
None of the fees you mentioned about e-kit are hidden...they are right there in the open. I believe the vast majority of North Americans will find that the majority of countries...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
30-10-2009, 00:53
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,272
Roadrunner...
It depends on a lot of...
Roadrunner...
It depends on a lot of factors and depends on your use. To characterize e-kit as a mistake might not be true in all cases but nobody said for all people it is the best.
For me,...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
29-10-2009, 12:47
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,272
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
28-10-2009, 15:11
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,272
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
09-10-2009, 17:22
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Replies: 109
Views: 48,393
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
09-10-2009, 14:31
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Replies: 109
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
28-09-2009, 18:04
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Replies: 177
Views: 51,386
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
26-09-2009, 16:50
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,491
Agree 100%.....it really seems a lot has been...
Agree 100%.....it really seems a lot has been consolidated to the point that we only have the Isle of Man cards (which frankly are pretty much all the same, sorry Ed), the Estonian cards (Air Baltic...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
18-09-2009, 11:08
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Replies: 109
Views: 48,393
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
09-09-2009, 14:52
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,885
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Forum: UK & Ireland
08-09-2009, 14:42
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,421
New York Times article on this:...
New York Times article on this: http://tinyurl.com/n29lwg
One interesting line in there...somewhere it says in Britain competition is so fierce you can get prepaid plans for as little as £10;...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
01-09-2009, 18:30
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Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
The toll free number in the USA is...
The toll free number in the USA is generic...people then have to enter your US +1 number; as noted they don't pay and after the 30 minutes, you pay 39¢/minute to receive.....but note it's only...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
21-08-2009, 11:19
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Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Well it surely is no surprise but I received a...
Well it surely is no surprise but I received a text from Vodafone UK yesterday confirming the summer roaming promotion will end on 31 August and the overpriced regular passport rates (75p to receive...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
07-08-2009, 17:27
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,094
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
07-08-2009, 17:10
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Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
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Forum: UK & Ireland
04-08-2009, 21:05
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Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
The competition is so fierce in the UK that...
The competition is so fierce in the UK that they're all handing out free sim cards....I passed by a T Mobile store just this past June and an employee was outside handing out free sim cards.....when...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
04-08-2009, 11:17
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Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
...but inquisitor, you missed my point. Even...
...but inquisitor, you missed my point. Even without the summer promotion, the most your girl friend would have paid under Vodafone Passport is 75p....hardly an earth shaking amount...now if you...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
04-08-2009, 02:22
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Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
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Forum: UK & Ireland
04-08-2009, 00:27
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Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
02-08-2009, 12:36
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,094
See here's my problem with fair usage....
I...
See here's my problem with fair usage....
I would suspect your ads all played up the idea of roaming free in x number of countries...there was no asterisk next to it or anything like that. So...
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Forum: UK & Ireland
01-08-2009, 00:13
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Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
The promotion as was announced was supposed to...
The promotion as was announced was supposed to run from 01 June to 31 August...at this point there has been no annoucement as to whether it will be extended. I suspect not as there have been no...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
31-07-2009, 13:02
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,094
Thank you Mr. Ed....I still think the problem...
Thank you Mr. Ed....I still think the problem many might have with your card in your comparison is
1. The annual fee (there is none on ekit)
2. The fiar usage policy (there doesn't seem to...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
31-07-2009, 13:00
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,094
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
30-07-2009, 23:19
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,094
The $9 US sim card on ebay has a dual number,...
The $9 US sim card on ebay has a dual number, lists all the same countries for free receiving of calls as the $20 card. As I pointed out in another thread, it omitted the fact there is a 19¢ charge...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
30-07-2009, 22:44
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,094
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
26-07-2009, 22:05
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Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
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Forum: UK & Ireland
26-07-2009, 20:49
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Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
26-07-2009, 04:21
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Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
26-07-2009, 02:07
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Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Go to ebay...put in a search for ekit sim card...
Go to ebay...put in a search for ekit sim card and click on any of the offers with the US flag on it.....read through all the material and please show me where it says there is a 19¢ charge to...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
26-07-2009, 02:04
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Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Well that I agree was clearly indicated on the...
Well that I agree was clearly indicated on the original ekit passport dual sim card.....but in reading all the material on ebay regarding the US simple card which also has a +44 number, there is no...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
26-07-2009, 01:24
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Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Ah ha.......yup it does say that making or...
Ah ha.......yup it does say that making or receiving calls in the USA include a 50¢ surcharge but here's what's unclear...
It says receiving calls say in the UK (or anywhere else in what they...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
22-07-2009, 20:44
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Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
05-07-2009, 17:00
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Replies: 109
Views: 48,393
Understand your clairification; but then again...
Understand your clairification; but then again and we've been beating around this for a while. I believe, and will always believe, that a big reason for the demise of UM, O9 and many of the other...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
04-07-2009, 22:00
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Replies: 109
Views: 48,393
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Forum: UK & Ireland
03-07-2009, 01:10
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Replies: 37
Views: 24,923
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Forum: UK & Ireland
02-07-2009, 10:52
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Replies: 37
Views: 24,923
A couple of suggestions...
Check out my...
A couple of suggestions...
Check out my thread several below about my latest trip to Europe and especially the UK. There were hawkers of lebara sim cards both at the exit of the Gatwick Express...
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Forum: Europe
02-07-2009, 01:37
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,602
Report on Europe Trip
My annual June trip to Europe is complete and I'm back home in the USA. Some interesting thoughts...
1. I wound up relying exclusively on vodafone's roaming summer bargain....it worked well. ...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
14-06-2009, 21:47
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Replies: 109
Views: 48,393
If and when roaming costs in the eu become what...
If and when roaming costs in the eu become what they should be, namely something close to what vodafone uk is offering this summer, that will most likely spell pretty much adieu to efforts by these...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
12-06-2009, 23:36
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Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Go to www.telestial.com...
Go to www.telestial.com (http://www.telestial.com)
Normally not a big fan of telestial as they rip you off big time for local sim cards tripling or quadrupling the price but they seem to be the...
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
02-06-2009, 16:17
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,233
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
02-06-2009, 13:15
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,387
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Forum: Germany
02-06-2009, 01:30
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,342
Unfortunately they don't ship to North America...
Unfortunately they don't ship to North America and their web site is only in German so it's hard to fill out the form and have it sent to your hotel if you're linguistically challenged like I am!
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Forum: France
02-06-2009, 01:25
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,139
Yes indeed you hit the big problem with French...
Yes indeed you hit the big problem with French mobile...they steal your credit after a very limited period ranging from 15 days to 2 months.....this indeed is an area where the eu can and should get...
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